Ranch Assistant 1 - Military veterans preferred

2025-09-11
The Noble Research Institute, LLC
Other

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  employee   contract


Ardmore
Oklahoma
73401
United States

Ranch Assistant 1
Job Category: Ranch Management
Requisition Number: RANCH001083
September 10, 2025
Full Time
~' '~to~' '~Ardmore, OK 73401, USA

SALARY RANGE: $37,620-$47,025

At Noble, we believe the health of soil, plants, animals and humans is one and indivisible. We believe in rebuilding healthy soils and helping producers maintain a strong bottom line. Through these two actions, we can transform degraded grazing lands across the United States, benefiting the environment and society as a whole.

Our focus is to help farmers and ranchers apply regenerative ranching principles to the nation’s 654 million grazing lands. This monumental undertaking requires thousands of producers across the U.S. to overcome significant barriers and change their current practices to work with nature, not against it.

Our ranch management team plays a critical role in implementing and managing the regenerative ranching principles and practices on Noble’s 14,000 acres of working ranch lands. This work helps us gather the information necessary for farmers and ranchers to triumph over the barriers and ultimately benefit all of society through their efforts. We live to find new ways to communicate usable information so farmers and ranchers can leave their land better at sunset than at sunrise.

So, do you want to join us? We are looking for a Ranch Assistant 1.

As a Ranch Assistant 1, you will be responsible for daily ranch activities including routine land stewardship and animal husbandry practices. The various activities related to ranch management support research and help Noble share the story of regenerative land stewardship with farmers and ranchers.

You are:

  • A life-long learner. You value continuous learning both personally and professionally.
  • A strategic thinker. You can see the big picture and work strategically, supporting the applied field research efforts through ranch management.
  • A builder of relationships. You promote trusting relationships with open dialogue and positive mindset. You identify, cultivate and steward all relationships in an effort to support Noble’s objectives.
  • A teammate. You are a conscientious teammate who works for the success of all.

Responsibilities include:

  • Assisting with ranch data
    • Assisting ranch manager with gathering key ranch data for reporting purposes.

Safety sensitive responsibilities include:

  • Assisting with ranch operations
    • Providing routine land stewardship and animal husbandry practices to support ranch management objectives.
    • Handling grazing management, fence and water system maintenance, livestock care, handling and processing.
    • Maintaining equipment, buildings and roads and assisting with record keeping.
  • Maintaining and using farm equipment
    • Calibrating, operating and maintaining farm equipment according to proper procedures.
    • Performing preventative maintenance and submitting monthly usage reports on specific equipment.
  • Driving vehicles for work-related tasks
    • Operating Institute and/or personal vehicles in compliance with the Vehicle Use Policy and Fleet Safety Program.
    • Conducting pre-operational vehicle checks to ensure safety and functionality.
  • Caring for livestock
    • Providing daily care for livestock, including watering, mineral supplementation, health monitoring and practicing low-stress handling.
    • Moving livestock as requested in accordance with Institute guidelines.

    We will:

    • Teach you. We will support you with professional development opportunities that will hone your skills in regenerative ranch management, Agile practices, and leadership.
    • Support you. We’re committed to building solutions for each other in addition to our stakeholders. Our team members make time to help, provide solutions, and remove roadblocks with regular collaboration across groups, regardless of where our office is located. We are empowered and equipped with the tools that allow us to connect, to be intentional and to grow together.
    • Include you. We come from different parts of the globe and from different walks of life, but we share the vision of our founder, Lloyd Noble, to improve the land for the benefit of all society. Our culture is inclusive, supportive, and diverse. We want to be a part of your story and you to help write part of ours. Your perspective and experience is invaluable. Come grow with us.
    • Provide you. We offer competitive salary and benefits, including multiple options for health and retirement plans, employee wellness program, employee recognition program, onsite cafeteria and wellness center. In addition, we have a flexible working environment with organizational support for community involvement and volunteering.
    Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
    The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)



    Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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